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Neurophysiologic assessment of esophageal sensory processing in noncardiac chest pain.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2006
Hobson Anthony R, Furlong Paul L, Sarkar Sanchoy, Matthews Philip J M, Willert Robert P, Worthen Sian F, Unsworth Barbara J, Aziz Qasim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophageal hypersensitivity is thought to be important in the generation and maintenance of symptoms in noncardiac chest pain (NCCP). In this study, we explored the neurophysiologic basis of esophageal hypersensitivity in a cohort of NCCP patients. METHODS: We studied 12 healthy controls (9 women; mean age, 37.1 +/- 8.7 y) and 32 NCCP patients (23 women; mean age, 47.2 +/- 10 y). All had...
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